Publication
Title
Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting
Author
Abstract
A key unsolved question in the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the duration of acquired immunity. Insights from infections with the four seasonal human coronaviruses might reveal common characteristics applicable to all human coronaviruses. We monitored healthy individuals for more than 35 years and determined that reinfection with the same seasonal coronavirus occurred frequently at 12 months after infection. The durability of immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unknown. Lessons from seasonal coronavirus infections in humans show that reinfections can occur within 12 months of initial infection, coupled with changes in levels of virus-specific antibodies.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Nature medicine. - London, 1995, currens
Publication
New york : Nature publishing group , 2020
ISSN
1078-8956 [print]
1546-170X [online]
DOI
10.1038/S41591-020-1083-1
Volume/pages
p. 1-15
ISI
000569298900002
Pubmed ID
32929268
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
Platform for European Preparedness Against (Re-)emerging Epidemics (PREPARE).
Publication type
Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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